Some of you are lucky enough to land in your ideal career early on. But for others it can take a while to finally find your career. And meanwhile there’s often a lot of pushback — and judgment — from people you know. Family and even close friends may see you as a failure, whether […]

So you may not have landed in your dream job. And for any number of reasons you can’t simply bail right now. But can you still find meaning if your job feels stupid … at least to you? And why do your coworkers seem content enough with the same work you find so brainless? Work […]

Ask anyone you know. Odds are they’ll tell you to have a new job solidly lined up before saying goodbye to your job. Quitting a job without a new one is crazy. And that’s pretty much the rule most folks go by. Why risk a paying job when you don’t have to? But is staying […]

One of the things I hate most about self-help articles is when they tell you to do some writing that is “essential” to the learning process. So why am I going to ask you to do the very same thing? Because I hope (if you choose to do it this way) that a written personal […]

Of all the bad career moves I’ve ever made (and I’ve made quite a few), the one that was most invisible to my young self was aiming for a career that sounded good on paper. But one that in real life never actually worked for me. Interestingly enough, I got ample clues along the way. […]

If you’ve ever dreamed of a job or career but talked yourself out of even trying — or maybe just put the thought on the back burner for another day that never comes — you may be suffering from obstacle illusions! An optical illusion is “a misleading image presented to the vision.” When it comes […]

Are there high school graduates who might be better off choosing a trade job instead of college? While I’m betting their parents could argue about what better off means, for some people trade work is actually their path to a career they love. College has a lot to offer, but there is no doubt that […]

Although I know there are men who feel this way too, I’ve met way too many intelligent women who are just plain afraid of numbers. Or maybe rather than a fear of numbers for some people it’s simply that they don’t really connect to them. Words can help tell a story. Words can delivery nuances […]

I just saw something online that said if you work hard you will succeed. While I love the simplicity of that thought, unfortunately it’s just not true. There are a lot of you out there working your butts off and not getting the recognition or the money you deserve. And, for many of you, you […]

“He’s too soft to succeed.” I’ve heard it said in meetings and even in post-interview discussions. But what exactly does that mean? And how did that idea get planted in so many business minds? There’s a lot packed into those few words so often spoken as truth — yet very little of it of any […]